Su Yunmo pondered for a moment with a lowered gaze, then looked up at Liu Lanxue.
Liu Lanxue was using a hook to snag branches.
Su Yunmo sighed, "Alright, then you take good care of the Consort here, and don't let her interact with anyone else."
Ye Ningyuan nodded and waved her hand, "Alright, alright, hurry up and go, you're so long-winded."
Su Yunmo gave Liu Lanxue a deep look and walked away.
Ye Ningyuan watched her leave, then rotated her wrist and raised an eyebrow, "Alright, now let me see what brilliant ideas the Princess of Lian Prefecture can come up with."
Ye Ningyuan turned to look at Liu Lanxue, then frowned.
Liu Lanxue was no longer under the plum tree.
A sharp glint flashed across her eyes, "She's really fast."
She had thought that woman would go directly for Momo, but unexpectedly, after all this effort, she only dared to attack someone who was completely defenseless.
Could she be called the daughter of Lin Zehu? Her methods and schemes were truly too low-level.
Meanwhile, Liu Lanxue was being led away by Lin Yuning.
The temperature was extremely low on the vast, ice-covered lake.
Liu Lanxue couldn't help but shiver and subconsciously looked back, "Momo?"
They were already nearing the center of the lake.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Lin Yuning's eyes, but her tone was exceedingly gentle, "Consort, don't worry, Momo is just ahead. You'll see her if you walk forward."
Not far ahead, there was an ice hole.
Liu Lanxue stopped and frowned, "You're lying to me, she's not here."
Ju Xiang came from the other side and whispered a few words into Lin Yuning's ear.
Lin Yuning immediately frowned, "Why is she back so soon? Did she discover something?"
Ju Xiang's tone was a little flustered, "It seems she really ran into His Majesty midway. Princess, what should we do?"
"What are you panicking about? Did anyone see us?" Lin Yuning was fearless.
Soon, this Consort Liang would be dead. Even if Su Yunmo rushed back, she wouldn't be able to save her.
By then, His Majesty would only think that Su Yunmo had broken the rules by privately releasing Consort Liang from the cold palace, leading to Consort Liang drowning in the frozen lake.
It would have nothing to do with her.
"What are you talking about? Is Momo here?" Liu Lanxue's eyes showed confusion.
Lin Yuning pointed to the ice hole not far away, "This servant told me she saw Momo just now, and Momo fell into the ice hole. Consort, aren't you going to save her?"
Liu Lanxue's face turned pale, "Momo... fell in?"
"Yes, if you don't save her, she will definitely drown, and you'll never see her again." A dark light flashed in Lin Yuning's eyes.
"Momo, Momo! Momo!" Liu Lanxue, in a panic, ran towards the ice hole.
She tripped halfway, sliding forward more than half a meter, then struggled to get up and continued forward.
Seeing her getting closer to the ice hole, Lin Yuning sneered, turned around, and left, "Remember, don't tell anyone about what happened today."
Liu Lanxue would die, Su Yunmo would be the culprit, and her relationship with Prince Yu would also collapse.
She would bear no responsibility for all of this.
Ju Xiang lowered her head and quickly followed, "Princess, rest assured, this servant remembers."
Falsifying an imperial decree and causing the death of a concubine in the cold palace was no small matter. This would be kept secret even if it meant death!
"Momo! Momo!" Liu Lanxue half-ran, half-slid to the ice hole and shouted into the water.
Her voice was desolate, echoing across the vast lake, but there was no response.
"I don't see Momo, where is Momo?" Liu Lanxue turned to ask someone.
But Lin Yuning was long gone.
At this moment, Lin Yuning, with her maid, hid behind the plum tree and waited quietly.
Something was swimming under the water.
Liu Lanxue's face turned pale with shock, "Momo! It's Momo!"
She reached her hand into the water.
The icy water instantly soaked her entire arm, and a bone-chilling cold attacked her entire body.
"Momo, don't be afraid, your mother will save you, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" She kept repeating 'don't be afraid' and plunged towards the ice hole.
"Consort!" Su Yunmo ran over from the small path, and the first thing she saw was Liu Lanxue falling into the lake.
Damn it!
She couldn't care about anything else, used her ability, and flashed to the front of the ice hole, grabbing Liu Lanxue's wrist.
"Momo!" A look of surprise flashed in Liu Lanxue's eyes, "It's great that you're alright!"
Just as Su Yunmo was about to ask her why she said that, her foot slipped, and she fell to the ground.
"Ugh!" Liu Lanxue fell entirely into the ice hole.
Su Yunmo could only grasp her wrist, panicked, "Consort!"
She gathered strength in her hand, but this posture made it impossible to use her ability.
Ye Jingyu rushed over from a distance and grabbed the little dumpling by the shoulder, pulling her up.
But in the next second, the ice around the ice hole shattered.
Su Yunmo's hand slipped, and Liu Lanxue fell completely into the lake.
The little dumpling was left with only a piece of her sleeve, "Consort! Consort! Ye Jingyu, your mother fell in!"
Lin Yuning, watching from behind the plum tree, coldly observed, a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
Liu Lanxue was bound to die. Now, let's see what other tricks Su Yunmo had.
As long as Consort Liang was dead, Su Yunmo wouldn't even be able to enter the palace, and whether she could keep her life was a question.
Ye Jingyu, who had rushed over earlier in a panic, only saw the little dumpling lying by the ice hole and did not see Liu Lanxue. Upon hearing her say Liu Lanxue had fallen, his face immediately turned ashen.
Even more distressed than him was the arriving Emperor Ye Yao, who had followed closely, "You said who fell in? Xue'er?!"
Seeing him, Lin Yuning frowned, "Why is Your Majesty here?"
Wasn't it said that he only bumped into Su Yunmo?
But it didn't matter, it was good for His Majesty to see this. Now Su Yunmo would have no way to explain herself.
Ye Jingyu desperately tried to remain calm, "Guards, quickly, guards!"
Servants rushed over and surrounded the ice hole, trying to rescue her.
But Liu Lanxue had already sunk for a while, and there was no way to retrieve her.
A servant said anxiously, "Your Majesty, Consort is likely sinking to the bottom."
Moreover, in such cold weather, if she fell in and swallowed water, she would definitely not be saved.
"Nonsense! If Consort Liang cannot be rescued, I will take your lives!" Emperor Ye Yao roared.
Su Yunmo broke free from Ye Jingyu's hand and knelt on the ground, her hands pressed tightly against the ice.
Her small hands were red from the cold, even turning purple, but she did not lift them.
Ye Jingyu, after hearing the servant's report, was in a state of shock.
He wanted to jump into the water to save her, but his legs felt as if they were frozen, and he couldn't move forward.
"Consort didn't sink to the bottom, she's here!" The little dumpling suddenly opened her eyes and ran quickly in one direction.
The servants looked at each other, none of them listening to her.
"I said Consort is here, didn't you hear me? Hurry and come here to break the ice!" Su Yunmo gritted her teeth and roared, then angrily pushed away a servant and snatched the stick from his hand.
She ran to a spot and poked down fiercely with the stick!